The assessment and grading methods applied for achieving the expected program learning outcomes for the entire program of MECHANICAL are indicated in the section of learning outcomes in relation to program outcomes and those for the individual course units are indicated in the relevant section of the course description.

ASSESSMENT METHODS USED AT IAU

Mid-Term Exam

Computer Based Presentation

Final Exam

Short Exam

Presentation of Report

Homework Assessment

Oral Exam

Presentation of Thesis

Presentation of Document

Expert Assessment

Board Exam

Practice Exam

Year-End Final Exam

Internship Exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS USED AT MECHANICAL PROGRAMME

Mid-Term Exam

Final Exam

Short Exam

Presentation of Report

Homework Assessment

Oral Exam

EXAMINATIONS

The success of students in achieving the expected leaning outcomes of the each course unit within the curriculum of MECHANICALprogramme is evaluated via assessments of in-term activities and final examination which takes place at the end of each semester.

Assessment of in-term activities includes a minimum number of a mid-term examination, a homework and a short-exam (quiz) as compulsory assessment methods for all the course units within all degree programmes defined by the Regulations. The programmes are encouraged to define more assessment methods for the in-term activities depending on their needs for measuring the achievements of the outcomes at the programme and course unit levels in order to ensure the educational aims and objectives. The nature and number of the assessment methods used for each course unit together with their contribution the final grades are given under the title of “Assessment and Grading” in the sections of course descriptions. These arrangements are announced in advance, at the beginning of each semester and published in the sections of the course descriptions on this web site.

Mid-term and final examinations are conducted in dates, places and times determined and announced by the University. The students’ final semester grade is given by their instructors based on mid-term examination, homework evaluation, short-examinations, final examination and, if there is any, other assessment results taking into account the students’ compliance with attendance to the course activities.

The contribution of assessment grades of the in-term activities to the final grade can not be more than 50% and less than 30% for all for all the course units within all degree programmes defined by the Regulations.

Evaluation of masters' thesis is made through the procedures defined by the Senate and assessed by Pass (P) or Fail (F) grades.

GRADES

The success of a student for each assessment (in-term and final) defined for each course unit is evaluated by the instructor. Evaluations are made over a scale of 100 points and converted to the letter grades at the end of the semester taking into account the standard deviation of grades and grade point average of the class and using the relative evaluation method, principles of which have been set by the Senate.

Letter grades and their equivalents out of 100- and 4.00-point scales together with the conversion of these to ECTS Credits are shown below:

CONVERTION OF LOCAL GRADES IN DIFFERENT SCALES TO ECTS CREDITS USED AT IAU

Scale 4.00

Scale 100

IAU

ECTS

4,00

3,51

100

90

AA

A

3,50

3,01

89

85

BA

B

3,00

2,51

84

80

BB

B

2,50

2,01

79

75

CB

C

2,00

1,51

74

70

CC

C

1,50

1,01

69

60

DC

D

1,00

0,51

59

50

DD

E

0,50

0,01

49

40

FD

F-FX

0,00

0,00

39

0

FF

F-FX

Please also see table for convertion of frequently used grades in Europe and their ECTS Credit Equivalencies used at our university.

CONVERTION OF ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY'S GRADES TO ECTS GRADES

---IAU Grades---

---ECTS Grades---

AA

A

BA

BB

B

CB

CC

C

DC

D

DD

E

FD

FX

FF

F

CONVERTION OF ECTS GRADES TO ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY'S GRADES

---ECTS Grades---

---IAU Grades---

A

AA

B

BA

C

CB

D

DC

E

DD

FX

FD

F

FF

In addition, the letter grades;

1) (I) Incomplete; is given by the instructor to students who are successful in a semester/year, but couldn't fulfill some of the course requirements because of valid reasons, such as illness. A student who has taken an „I‟ grade must complete his/her deficiencies and receive a passing grade in fifteen days after the receipt of the grades at the Office of Student Affairs. Grade of a student who cannot complete his/her deficiencies changes into „FF‟. A student with an acceptable excuse and who has an „I‟ grade accepted for lasting too long by his/her faculty/college board of directors, shall have an extension up to a maximum of one quarter of the next record. An „I‟ grade will be treated as an „FF‟ grade, as long as it remains on records.

2) (NA) Not Attending grade; is given to students who do not fulfill the conditions related to the application or attendance. This grade will be processed as FF grade in the calculation of semester GPA and overall academic achievement.

3) (P) Pass grade; is given to students who are successful in non-credit courses.

4) (F) Failure note; is given to students who fail in non-credit courses.

5) (M) Exempt note; is given as a result of the exemption exam for the courses that shall be exempted.

6) (T) Transfer note; is given to students who are exempt from the lessons through transfer.

7) (W) Withdrawal note; is given after the expiry of the normal course add and drop, courses in the student's program of courses, within the first nine weeks of semester/year, with the student's own request to give up the course and with the approval of the instructor in charge of the course. Students can withdraw from 1/3 of normal course load at most from the courses that he/she had to repeat, the previously attended courses with GPA of Ws and the most normal course load. A student may be allowed to withdraw from at most one course at a time, including up to two courses for all graduate education with the proposal of consultant and with the permission of the instructor.

8) (E) Evaluation grade; the note is entered for the courses that hasn't had an evaluation process. It is indicated during the student's application to the class and remains until a faculty member evaluates the lesson. An „E‟ grade will be converted into one of the other grades at the end of final exams by the instructor. This grade is not included in the average. (2) For students in the graduate programs to be successful in a course, notes of AA, BA, BB,CB and CC in that course as a semester grade must be taken. However, a student studying the doctors / proficiency in arts programs must take at least CB grade from a course to be successful.

For students in the graduate programs to be successful in a course, grades of AA, BA, BB, CB and CC in that course as a semester grade must be taken. However, a student studying the doctorate/proficiency in arts programs must take at least CB grade from a course to be successful.